Uganda news

The Police have banned private security guards from moving with guns in Kampala Metropolitan Areas with immediate effect until the end of the month. The decision was communicated through a letter addressed to all managing directors of private security organizations involved in deployments. The ban is a response to the upcoming high-level international summits, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+ ...

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero has thrown social media into a surprise after she claimed that a lecturer at Makerere University Kampala (MUK) attempted to sleep with her for marks. It should be recalled that the highly learned minister studied from Makerere. During an exclusive interview with NBS TV, she said that lecturers sleeping with ...

The Police in Budaka District, eastern Uganda have launched investigations into a case of aggravated defilement. This is involving a 30-year-old man and a 1-year and 8-month-old female juvenile. Meta Robert, 30, a resident of Idudi ‘A’ in Nansanga sub-county, Budaka District was arrested on Tuesday, January 09, 2024. This was after the victim’s mother only identified as Ms Kaitake reported ...

Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have voiced growing apprehensions about Uganda’s mounting debt burden. They pressed the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development for strategies to effectively manage this fiscal challenge. State Minister for Finance, Henry Musasizi, revealed that the total debt stock as of June 2023 reached $23.7 billion (sh91 trillion). This is a notable increase ...

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) acting Assistant Commissioner of Public and Corporate Affairs Edrine Mutebi, has said that URA is streamlining its warehousing regime. This is to better facilitate trade and ensure improved tax compliance. The tax body wants importers to abide by the government directive restricting the warehousing of particular goods in customs-bonded warehouses. “URA is here to facilitate ...